PS: In the new month, please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket for one chapter, where the emperor will kneel down Or2.
The kingdom of the west, Amn, the merchant empire.
Amn was founded in the western part of the country. It is one of the youngest countries in the country. The commercial empire established in the 1333rd year of the Valley Calendar is in its prime. It is the starting point and the end of the country's trade. Every year, countless huge
The fleet set out from there, heading to Waterdeep in the north, Port Calim in the south, even Karatu in the far east, and the New World.
When merchants from each country reach a certain size, they must seek to have relations with Amn. Even if they do not live in Amn or do business with Amn, they must seek to communicate with the empire of Amn at least once a year.
Its population consists mostly of humans and a large number of halflings. The country's natural resources and wealth, coupled with its merchant nature, make Amjj the most important and influential trade center in the entire country.
1. The capital city of Ascatla, the capital of that powerful country whose crown is crowned, in official records, was founded in the 100th year of the Valley Calendar or the first year of the Amn Calendar, and is often called the "City of Gold Coins".
Although it is known as an "empire", Amn does not have an emperor. The highest authority organization of the empire is the "Council of Six". Their mission is to supervise the trade outside Amn and control almost all aspects of the foreign economy.
Let me say it again, in the context of a country, "empire" never refers to a country "with an emperor", but to a country that actively "diversifies".
In addition to their economic concerns, the Assembly also coordinates military defense abroad, and in that task each member of the Assembly has specific responsibilities.
What is quite interesting is that Amn's six-person council is as anonymous as Waterdeep's masked lord system. The people of Amn know that such a six-person council determines the national policy of the entire empire, and
I don’t know who they are specifically.
The Amn people do not value their rights as much as the residents of Waterdeep. In comparison, the Amn people value their economic level more. "Money is everything" is not the Amn people's life creed.
At the beginning of the year 1364 in the Valley Calendar, Amn was still in extreme prosperity, but in the darkest corner of the outskirts of Askatra, a group of believers were begging in front of a small, dilapidated altar.
My lord Baal, the lord of murder, their king.
The Church of Killing is dying.
The shameless god-killer Cyric is devouring our Lord's domain. At that time every year in the past, the Lord of Murder would let the altar bleed with blood and tell his followers who to target. But since the Catastrophe of the Saint
, Barr fell silent.
No prayers were answered, and the Killing Church fell into the deepest despair. Many believers turned to believe in the Dark Moon Prince Cyric. Only the most loyal and steadfast believers in the East were left praying for the return of their master Baal.
Located in the Altar of Baal on the outskirts of Ascaltra, the three most devout Baal believers, the Baal Death Eaters, stick to this place. The prosperous altar in the past is now in ruins. It could have been full of visitors.
There were only lush green grass on the steps. Three Death Eaters in black robes stood high and looked at the Baal believers in the east who came to participate in the ceremony. They couldn't help but let out a painful sigh.
"There are fewer and fewer people." The first man in black robe shook his head repeatedly: "The betrayers have already surpassed the pious ones."
"They are lost." The second man in black robe tightened the dagger at his waist: "It has been six years, and there has been no response from my Lord... Archbishop, what should they do?"
The leading man in black robe was silent for a while, then raised his head again: "The ceremony will proceed normally, and blood will be distributed to every believer who comes."
"Archbishop!" The first black-robed man couldn't help but said: "Don't I believe it? My lord has fallen. Are the rumors outside true? The Dark Moon has usurped all of my lord's priesthood. They persisted for five years.
For years, there has been no reply from our Lord. If they persist for another fifty years or five hundred years, it will not be the same. It’s time to wake up from that dream!”
"The Church of Dark Moon and the Church of Black Legs (Shamu, the Son of Benn) have both sent invitations to them. Perhaps, they should consider Yidong Future?"
"But they have persisted for so long." The second black-robed man interrupted the first black-robed man: "Gods can resurrect dead mortals at will, why do I think that gods will die like mortals? If we
The Lord returns successfully, so what should they do?"
"Moreover, even if our Lord really died, He left behind many divine sons! One of them will eventually return to my Lord's throne and become the new God of Slaughter!"
"Am I really crazy!" The first black-robed man couldn't help shouting: "Look at their altars and their believers. Without the protection of gods, they are like a group of beggars. They are asking for support to go east.
?The treasure trove of the temple has been almost spent, what should I do if I receive a request from the east? Should I use the water of Lake Esmere to replace the blood?"
"Bain, the East of the Hooded Death Pavilion, their Archbishop, what should they do?"
"..." The leader of Archbishop Baal, "Hooded Death" Bain, looked sadly at the altar, which still had no reaction: "First complete the ceremony, and then he will make a decision."
The three men in black robes are all devout followers of Baal, the Lord of Murder. Relying on Baal's power, they have advanced to become the powerful profession "Baal Death Eaters". The Death Eaters of the Lord of Murder still adhere to Baal's belief.
.The fact is that Baal's remaining divine power in the kingdom is still playing a role. In the Holy Catastrophe, when Baal was killed by Cyric using the Calamity Sword, he spit out the breath of God and dispersed some of his divine power into the kingdom. Then
The three Death Eaters could very well feel the weak divine power of Baal, but that was no reason for them to persist until now.
[Baal's First Breath - Any Baal Death Eater who is killed will be resurrected after one hour and permanently lose one professional level. During that hour, the Death Eater's body is completely dead, no
Any signs of vitality and the effects of magic and divine spells must remain intact so that the Death Eaters can be resurrected repeatedly.】
Only a few people came, and the sacrificial ceremony for the Lord of Wrong Murder began. Bane, the hooded god of death, smeared his body with the blood of a victim and prayed silently.
"Lord Bal, during countless moonlit nights, he prayed all the time, but I got no response."
"Your Death Eaters have reached their most critical moment."
"They need your guidance more than ever!"
"Please!"
As usual, the victim's blood did not immediately disappear from his skin, which meant Baal did not accept his sacrifice.
Great, then that means it's all over.
Archbishop Bain bowed his head.
However, just when Bain was desperate, the familiar cruel and twisted voice finally responded to him!
"Bane, his bishop, the hooded god of death in Amn..." The voice was a little weak and tired, but it was exactly the same as the voice in Bain's memory!
"Lord Bale!" Bain and the other three shouted excitedly. Behind the Death Eaters, the believers also saw the vision of the altar above!
Baal, the Lord of Murder, has returned from the astral realm?!
"He awakens from the shadows. Cyric's sword cannot kill him. He is immortal." Baal responded to Bain's words: "But he... is very weak, and he cannot give us magic for the time being."
"He needs my help, follow his guidance... Rejoice, because he has returned!"
Baal's voice disappeared, but the three Baal Death Eaters standing in front of the altar had never felt so excited. The other two men in black robes celebrated each other and couldn't help clenching their fists. Behind them, there were few
The believers smeared blood on their faces and legs together to show the highest degree of respect to the returned Lord of Murder.
Only Archbishop Bain of the Amn region remained calm. He narrowed his eyes, his fanatical and bloodthirsty eyes filled with lost faith.
"Do as my lord says!"
In the shadow of the void, a weak power of faith poured in, and a slender gray claw stretched out, sucking the power of faith out of the body and letting out a cry of satisfaction.
The original demon prince Be'lak was walking on a throne made of shadows. In front of him was a phantom that was exactly the same as Baal, the Lord of Murder. The incarnation of Baal had a ferocious face, dead red skin, and many other features.
Deep wounds that constantly ooze black rot - the rot will disappear before it comes into contact with anything.
Using the information received from the brains of Baal's Death Eaters, Bealak easily simulated Baal's figure and image. His flawless acting skills successfully deceived the Death Eaters and made them believe that he was Baal.
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It was not difficult for Bilak to make the mistake. The original demon prince had pretended to be a god countless times in his endless years, and everything was done easily.
Did he choose to start over there carefully? The Amn Business Empire is a place with very loose beliefs. Any church that has made a mistake with the Council of Six can obtain the qualification to preach. There,
Many banned churches, such as the former Church of the Three Gods of Death and the current Church of Darkmoon Cyric, can openly preach.
The church of the goddess of wealth, Woking, was once the infallible master of Amn. However, with the disappearance of the lady of wealth in the catastrophe of the saints, the dominance of her church was also broken. The current high priest of the lady of wealth can rely on the past.
Accumulation barely maintains a place, and the Church of Leerla, the joyous lady who represents the goddess of wealth, is naturally growing in influence.
Sune and Chantia are both popular gods in Amn. The faith of the red and silver Virgin Suellen is concentrated in the port city of Mulan. In addition, the Cyric Church, the Mask Church, the Helm Church and the Justice
The Church of the Three Gods is also widely distributed throughout Amn.
Only in chaos can we have opportunities, and in chaos can we hide ourselves.
Belak greedily swallowed the power of faith into his belly. Did the original demon prince understand why the four gods paid so much attention to that world?
Without him, the magic element there is too strong, and the power of faith there is too fragrant. The power of faith brought by dozens of believers just now is better than Bilak once conquered half of the planet in the 40k universe.
They all come a lot.
Don't be anxious, don't be anxious.
Belak told himself that the original demon prince had learned a lesson from his previous failure. Was he too impatient this time and eager to swallow the meat in front of him? It turned out that he was brutally killed.
The original demon prince felt very sad about this. He had a much better chance this time and was not sure about it. If he came out again tomorrow, the first news he would get would be the multiverse fatwa, Lord of the Morning Luo
Shanda vowed not to give up until he avenged his previous revenge. His ugly story has spread throughout the country, and his partner, Aaron, is much stronger than he was then.
The Chaos Crown was also lost, and these things forced Be'lak to be extremely cautious.
However, as Billak read some books, there was no good news for the original demon prince.
Billak soon realized that although his strength was not invincible in the country, it was enough to run sideways in most places. With his strength restored to the god-like power in his heyday and the battles in the endless years
Based on his experience, it would be better to face a god like Lathander, but he would also be able to defeat some gods with similar powers such as the Lords of the Abyss, or even some gods with weak powers.
Secondly, Billak also understood that he was not accustomed to the environment in the country, and his strength was reduced when he used it, and there was no way to supplement the main reason why he lost to Aaron and Buyer in the first place.
That's why there was that play.
Feeling the power of faith swallowed outside his body, Be'lak found a way to restore his strength.
Becoming a local deity in the kingdom, just like he replaced Baal, he drew power from the body of believers and used it for his own purposes.
To put it bluntly, Baal has fallen. Apart from being able to pretend to be the Lord of Murder and absorb some power of faith, Bealak cannot truly become Baal.
"Kill the Son of God?" A new plan appeared in Billak's mind.
Recovering all of Baal's divinity may be able to further his power, and also gain control of Baal's "killing" power.
Then No, kill a true god, seize the wrong party's priesthood, and absorb the wrong party's church believers, just like whether No swallows Buyer, making himself the god of the country.
Beelak chose his target, and he targeted the true god with weak divine power.
What are the weak divine powers in the kingdom, and the true gods who do not live in the kingdom of gods in the outer planes?
The original demon prince sifted through his own illusions.
The unicorn god Lari, the lion god Nubian, the cat and dance god Xia Shansi, the sprout goddess Xionlia, the noble goddess Cienworth, the five-color dragon queen Tiamat...
Well, Tiamat, the five-color dragon queen, is too troublesome, so cross it out.
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Moonset Territory, Salian Castle, Viscount Pavilion East Aaron who was receiving Varro suddenly turned his sights to the west of the country.
Aaron Ruming, who was born in Valley Calendar 1342, is 22 years old. Now Viscount Gedong's youthfulness has completely faded, and he has gradually shown a sense of thickness and restraint. There is no trace of Aaron Ruming.
His charisma weakened, making him more attractive and masculine.
The only thing that remained unchanged was Aaron's eyes, which were like the endless sky. They didn't dare to look at him wrongly, for fear of getting lost in the blue sky.
"Ge Dong?" Varro noticed that Aaron was distracted, and the scholar joked: "Has Ge Dong remembered anything interesting to share with him?"
"Mr. Varro just mentioned Candlekeep?" Aaron slowly came back to his senses. In the short moment of no more than 0.2 seconds, he felt a trace of familiar power.
Belak! Appeared in the west of the kingdom!
"No, Candlekeep, he just said that the guardian of Candlekeep, Urlant Gedong, has questioned your Red Silver Library more than once. He said that my library has more books than those in Candlekeep!"
Varro deliberately provoked the fire, and scholars are looking forward to Aaron's reaction.
"That way." Aaron's eyes were a little erratic, as if he had traveled back to the scorching summer vacation, when a freshman in high school was sweating and walking in front of the computer, missing the time to scroll through the interface.
Candlekeep, the beginning of everything.
Chawaim, his male protagonist, is very ruthless, Jaheira, Khalid... Aaron searched for the extremely vague memories in his mind.